What got me into the love of wisteria in tree form was seeing three gorgeous trees in a row about 5’ high just like a palm trees in shape all in gorgeous bloom and looking perfectly neat. It was not a large property. It was on a road bordering Queens County and Nassau County as we were finding an alternate way to get on the Cross Island Parkway. It reminded me of the way many Italian gardeners around LI keep their fig trees so preserved for the winter. Perfectly trimmed and in bloom.
Don’t get me wrong—I love wisteria! It’s absolutely beautiful climbing and twining around 70-80’ pine trees. It’s one of the first things to bloom here, that and jasmine. I love the smell of both. The jasmine is sweet as a baby and the wisteria smells like woodsmoke.
If you want to bother with keeping it pruned, then by all means have at it! Just don’t try to tell me that there’s a dwarf variety! No such critter—at least not here!
Didn’t know it would live that far north—course, I didn’t know figs would either!